"Why do you two insist on giving this entity gender?" Alexis asked. "Your Succubus is a non-living thing. It has never lived except through you." "If she lived through me and I'm female, then she probably self-identifies as female," I said. "Wouldn't that make sense?" Alexis scowled. I moved toward her. I was scared, but she was scared, too. She tried to escape, but unless she went through the wall, there was no escape. It's okay. Just…don't do that again. I held up my hands as if trying to calm a frightened animal. I wasn't sure if I could talk to her without words, but if I could do it with my minion, then I certainly should be able to do it with my own Succubus. How? she asked. I understood the question! How were we separated and not able to merge? This place gives me the power

